Nitek ET1500C - Manual (Page 4)

Installation & Setup
Equipment Requirements & Mounting: The process for utilizing the ET1500C is rather quick and
easy. A common topology involves a length of existing coax cable up to 1,600 feet or 500 meters,
the ET1500C transmitter and the associated rack mounted multi-port receiver such as the
ER8500C or ER16500C, an IP camera or other peripheral network device. The IP camera must be
either 802.3af or 802.3at compliant. That is requiring no more then 15.4 W 48VDC @ 350mA of
802.3af (PoE) or up to 25.5W 60VDC @ 600mA of 802.3at (PoE+) power for proper attached de-
vice operation.
The method for facilitating Ethernet communication and PoE over RG59U cable starts with con-
necting the multi-port receiver via a CAT5e/CAT6 patch cable to a server or other network switch.
The multi-port receiver units BNC coaxial connector ports enables connectivity to the length of
RG59U coax cable. The IP camera interfaces with the ET1500C via RJ45 and a CAT5e/CAT6
patch cord. The link port output of the ET1500C intern connects to the length of RG59U cable by
its BNC connector. Power (PoE) from the multi-port receiver provides operational PoE for the
ET1500C, and the camera. An illustration of this is represented below in the “Installment Topology
- Type C” diagram.
Upon final power up the devices will undergo initialization and auto-configuration processes (see
LED Indicator chart on pg 5) which may take a number of seconds, time variations are device/
installation/topology parameter dependant, to complete before PoE and Ethernet communication
commences. For optimal performance referring to the PoE Distance Chart (see pg 5) and adhering
to the IP camera operational specifications is recommended. If issues arise during the installation
process please see the “Trouble Shooting Tips” section (pg 6). You may also contact our web
based live tech support at:
www.nitek.net/index.htm or call (800)528-4343 in order to speak with
one of our engineers directly.
Installment Topology - Type C